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Contributors to the Can Tho education and talent promotion fund are honoured at a meeting on May 21 (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – Nearly 1 million disadvantaged students and teachers in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho have been assisted through the education and talent promotion fund over the last 12 years. The Can Tho Association for Promoting Education held a meeting on May 21 to honour contributors to the fund. Chairman of the association Dinh Viet Khanh said more than 300 billion VND (12.8 million USD) worth of support has benefited local students and teachers during the period, greatly aiding human resources training. At the event, the organisation received nearly 2 billion VND donated to the fund by 35 organisations and individuals. It also presented 250 scholarships worth 1 million VND each to disadvantaged 12th graders with outstanding academic performance.-VNA … [Read more...] about Can Tho’s fund supports nearly 1 million students, teachers

A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record US$3.1 million for a giant tuna on Saturday (Jan 5) as Tokyo's new fish market, which replaced the world-famous Tsukiji late last year, held its first pre-dawn New Year's auction. President of sushi restaurant chain Sushi-Zanmai, Kiyoshi Kimura (R), displays a 278kg bluefin tuna at his main restaurant in Tokyo on Jan 5, 2019. (Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi) Bidding stopped at a whopping ¥333.6 million for the enormous 278kg fish - an endangered species - that was caught off Japan's northern coast. Self-styled "Tuna King" Kiyoshi Kimura paid the top price, which doubled the previous record of ¥155 million also paid by him in 2013. "It's the best tuna. I was able to buy a delicious, super fresh tuna," the sushi restaurant chain owner proudly told reporters. "The price was higher than originally thought, but I hope our customers will eat this excellent tuna," Kimura said after the auction. Tsukiji - the world's biggest fish market … [Read more...] about Record US$3.1 million paid in New Year”s tuna auction at Japan”s new market

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese bankers have all announced that they will digitalize banking transactions, but only a few banks have kicked off the process. Banks need hundreds of million of dollars for the digitalization Most of the key executives of VP Bank, including VP Bank’s chair Ngo Chi Dung and CEO Nguyen Duc Vinh, were present at a recent event of the bank in HCM City. The Hanoi-based bank launched a new service – digital banking. Vietnamese bankers have all announced that they will digitalize banking transactions, but only a few banks have kicked off the process. Techcombank is also pioneering digitalization. When it put shares on the bourse earlier this year, a representative said the bank invested $28 million in technology and $300 million more in the next five years. RELATED NEWS Network security a challenge to digital banking VN Central Bank launches new corebanking system Mai Chi … [Read more...] about Banks need hundreds of million of dollars for digitalization

At the launching ceremony (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has launched more than 1 million voluntary carbon credits from household biogas plants to the international market as part of the Biogas Programme for the Animal Husbandry Sector in 2016-2020. The number of credits represents the equal reduction of 1 million tonnes of CO2. Speaking at the launching ceremony in Hanoi on June 26, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam said the project has the largest number of voluntary carbon credits in the world to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the biogas sector. It is a special project that contributed over 50 percent of the total expenses for implementation, he said. Vietnam along with other nations joining the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change submitted the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) at the UN Climate Change Conference, COP 21, in Paris in 2015. The Southeast Asian country has committed to cutting … [Read more...] about Vietnam launches over 1 million carbon credits to international market

The promotion aims to welcome Vietjet’s two new routes from Hanoi to Osaka (Japan) and from Nha Trang to Siem Reap (Cambodia). The tickets are applied for all domestic and international routes to Osaka (Japan), Seoul, Busan, Daegu (the Republic of Korea)/Hong Kong/Kaoshiung, Taipei, Taichung, Tainan (China), Singapore/Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai (Thailand)/Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)/Yangon (Myanmar)/Phnom Penh, Siem Reap (Cambodia) with flight period from August 14th to December 31st, 2018. The Hanoi - Osaka route will operate a return flight everyday from November 8th, with over 4 hours per leg. The flight will depart from Hanoi at 01h40 and arrive in Osaka at 07h50 (local time). The return flight will take off at 09h20 (local time) in Osaka and land in Hanoi at 13h05. Meanwhile, the Nha Trang - Siem Reap route will operate a return flight everyday from September 21st, with around 1 hour and 20 minutes per leg. The flight will depart Nha Trang at 07h25 and arrive in Siem Reap at … [Read more...] about Vietjet Air offers 1 million promotional tickets to welcome new routes